Imran S Afzal > Field Court Tax Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile
Field Court Tax Chambers Offices
3 FIELD COURT, GRAY’S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5EP
England
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Imran S Afzal
Work Department
Tax – corporate; tax – international; tax – VAT, C&E.
Position
Barrister at, and co-founder of, Field Court Tax Chambers. Has a broad advisory and litigation practice, including domestic and international matters for private clients, companies and revenue authorities (UK and foreign). Appointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel in 2022.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2008, Lincoln’s Inn; Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers 2008-14; Field Court Tax Chambers 2014 to date; part-time tutor London School of Economics 2007-13; tutor on MA in Taxation at IALS 2013-15.
Languages
Punjabi, Urdu.
Memberships
Revenue Bar Association
Education
Merton College, Oxford University (2006 BA: top of year; 2007 BCL: top of year).
Leisure
Travel, reading, interest in cars.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: corporate
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Imran S Afzal – Field Court Tax Chambers ‘He is a highly skilled advocate and can grasp difficult and deal with difficult tax problems in an instant. He is in great demand and clients find him a joy to work with. His quick thinking is a joy to watch in court.’
Members of Field Court Tax Chambers have appeared as advocates throughout the UK courts, as well as in the European Court of Justice, the Privy Council, and foreign courts. International taxation expert Philip Baker KC has a long record of lecturing, and is published on double taxation treaties. Head of chambers Patrick Soares advises on the structuring of land transactions. Patrick Way KC, who is a co-founder of the set, handles a broad range of matters including taxation of interest. Imran S Afzal, described as ‘a joy to watch in court’, provided advocacy in Gallaher Limited v HMRC, a dispute as to availability of domestic law tax relief which went before the Court of Justice of the European Union, one of the last British cases to do so. Dilpreet K Dhanoa appears for a broad range of clients on domestic and international tax matters, and appeared for Hargreaves Property Holdings in Hargreaves Property Holdings Ltd v HMRC, a case on the taxation of interest on overseas loans which was appealed to the Upper Tribunal.
London Bar > Tax: personal
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Imran Afzal –Field Court Tax Chambers ‘Great attention to detail. Looks at every angle and anticipates counterarguments and effectively deals with them. Very precise and logical in his argumentation. Judge-friendly.’
Field Court Tax Chambers boasts a highly international membership, and includes a diverse range of practitioners with expertise across the EU and beyond. Patrick Way KC, who is a co-founder of the chambers, is experienced at all levels of the UK tax system and Privy Council, with ‘a wide scope of expertise in the area of UK personal tax matters.’ Philip Baker KC has a long record as a lecturer in tax law, and has expertise in international matters. Head of chambers Patrick Soares advises on a broad range of matters, including the structuring of major land transactions. Imran S Afzal ‘excels in drafting clear, coherent pleadings and skeleton arguments’, and represented HMRC as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal in Candy v HMRC, which related to whether a claim for repayment of stamp duty land tax by the property developer and Convervative Party donor Christian Candy was made in time.